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Thank you. He does. He keeps all of us in His loving grace. The sad part is that a lot of people don’t know it. And that is what we all must pray for, that people will come to realize how utterly and unconditionally God loves us all.Hey there, benedictus2, how are you; I hope that our Heavenly Father is keeping you in His loving grace!
I was in another thread and this protestant said to me that to see God as love is a distorted view. Go figure.
The question is: Is that Christ’s will? Did Christ intend for us to be “independent politically"?I guess I completely glossed over posts #924&925! Anyway, I have been part of a non-denominational congregation for some time now; easier that way In some ways, it is like being an independent politically.
Aaah, but you don’t really know what I believe about you do you?At this stage of my Christian walk(getting more blissful every day), I am growing in leaps and bounds, partly due to my serving God and my pastor’s teachings! In spite of what you believe,
See there, you are jumping t conclusions again. If you re-read my post to you, I said I have no doubt whatsoever that you love God and are growing in love of Him. Otherwise you would not be out there with your street ministry. That takes a lot of guts.
I am not too sure of that. It depends what you mean by anointed. By what authority was he annointed? Were the ones who annointed him annointed by someone who was in turn annointed by an apostle?I truly believe that my pastor is an anointed man of God!
THAT IS WONDERFUL!!!And as for street ministry, you are partly right about people being turned off by it! I can sense it when talking to some of them, that they are a bit jaded, for whatever reason. But trust me, we don’t use the “Way of the Master”, techniques! We just talk to them, ask if they need anything; food, clothing, prayer, etc.! Many times, those we are approaching, will initiate conversations about God or Jesus, and we will pray with them and if they are ready to make that decision, we can offer a sinner’s prayer for them to accept Christ, point them to a church in their area, and give them material about baptism, give them a Bible!
That is indeed wonderful. But as wonderful as it is now, greater joy and fulfilment awaits you when you come home to Christ’s Church.Hey, bottom line, is this; 42 years as a non-catholic, and life couldn’t be better! I am using the gifts that the Holy Spirit gave me, serving in obedience, and married to another amazing servant! By the way, blood pressure this morning, 117/67; yippee!
And that is not just another arrogant statement from me. That is what converts such as Thomas Howard, Scott Hahn, Rabbi Zoli, etc have found.
The theme that runs through all their stories is that of having come home.
God did not establish One Church just so man can decide 1500 years later that they know better than God and will start one, two, up to 33,000 different ones.
Don’t take my word for it though. If you are interested in hearing these stories email me and I will send you MP3s.